Research direction: Coupling optimization of building function and performance in generative design, Passive construction techniques for healthcare built environments, Digital-driven urban climate planning and design, carbon neutral cities, architectural microclimate, green buildings, zero carbon and zero energy consumption buildings, solar buildings, Traditional settlement and residential performance improvement, Urban light pollution, heat island effect, and canyon wind assessment and improvement, etc.
Dr. Peng graduated from the School of Architecture of Southeast University (2000-2003) with a doctorate degree, was a visiting scholar at the University of Colorado (2015-2016), and a postdoctoral student at Ibaraki University, Japan (2007-2008). He has in-depth scientific research cooperation with professors from the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Harvard University, MIT, University of California, Berkeley, University of Florida, et al.
He has taken charge of and participated in more than 30 scientific research projects, including 3 general projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 11 National Science and Technology Support Plans, 1 key project of the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, 2 research and development projects of Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, 1 Sino-Japan cooperation project, 5 scientific research projects of Jiangsu Construction Department and many horizontal cooperation projects. Nearly 70 papers have been published in international and domestic important academic journals and international conference proceedings, 42 of which have been quoted by SCI (he is the first author of 33 papers). Selected in Elsevier's 2020-2023 China Highly Cited Scholars List (Only 7 researchers from the national architecture discipline were selected in 2020, 10 researchers were selected in 2021 and 2022, and 11 researchers were selected in 2023). Publishing 3 monographs. 34 patents have been applied for, including 24 invention patents, 12 authorized invention patents, and 10 authorized utility model patents. 5 software copyrights have been approved. He participated in preparing 6 standards, including 3 national standards and 3 industry standards of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. His “research and application project of key technologies for comprehensive performance improvement of heritage buildings” won the first prize in the 2013 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ministry of Education (ranking No. 8). He is the winner of “Energy Balance and “Solar Hot Water” in the “Solar Decathlon China2013” sponsored by China’s National Energy Administration and the Department of Energy of USA. Due to outstanding achievements in research work, he was employed as the communication review expert for Natural Science Foundation projects and science and technology plan projects of the country and Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Shandong, Jiangxi, Henan, and Hebei; the web review expert of the degree and graduate education development center of the Ministry of Education; the overseas communication review expert of the Building Technology Office of the Department of Energy of USA and the special review experts of international SCI magazines such as Applied Energy，Energy and Buildings, Energy, Solar Energy, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, journal of cleaner production, journal of green building. He was once awarded the best reviewer of Energy and Buildings for 2012.
Every year, he plans to guide 3 master students and 1-2 doctoral students. Students with backgrounds in Architecture, Software, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture are welcome. New doctors are welcome to do postdoctoral research.
